So had time off from work ( waiting on a job to start ) and talked a friend into going for a UT/CO trip for a few days and here is how it went.
Day 1
Leaving the wasatch front is a little boring for awhile so we get to Moab and find this sweet little gem of a road on our way to Grand Junction
On our way
HWY 128 from Moab headed to Grand Junction
Leaving Grand Junction the next morning we take Hwy 133 out of Carbondale headed for Lake city
The town of Lake City At 8700+ ft and surrounded by 6 peaks at 13800+ its quite the little old town
The next morning we go from lake City to Ouray ( down Hwy 149 and up Hwy 550 ) it's only 20 miles as the crow flies but on the roads it's 270 miles of the sweetest mountain roads I have ever been on. On this day we cross 6 passes two over 11000 ft and the other four over 10700 ft what a day!
A great little stop for breakfast
What a view
So just were does this road go?
Some of the peaks surrounding Ouray and I do mean surrounding.....
Next day we leave the Rockies
and head back to UT after a so so ride to Blanding we hit the scenic Hwy 95
The Colorado as it heads for Lake Powell
A slot canyon under Hwy 95
After a night in Hanksville we head for Canyonlands Nat'l park on our way home
We were going to hit Hwy 12 on the way home but the rain was coming so we saved it for another day
These photos do not show near as much as I wanted to let me just say the roads are so so sweet and I will be going back soon.
Dave